“What’s the plan?” Gerald could not help but ask out of curiosity.
When Quinton
came over to talk to Aiden just now, Gerald also noticed that even though
Quinton was very polite towards Aiden on the surface, it was obvious that they
did not have a good relationship.
Quinton was
simply being polite and backing off because of the strength and power of the
Baker family.
“Hahaha. I’ll
let you watch a video!”
After that,
Aiden took out his cell phone before he showed Gerald a video that they had
recorded.
It was a video
in a big bedroom. At this time, Quinton was walking into the bedroom with an
unconscious woman. This woman looked about thirty years old and she was very
beautiful.
As for what happened next, there was really no need to
elaborate.
Unfortunately,
the video was only three minutes long and Quinton was already done.
Even Gerald
felt a little embarrassed after watching the video.
“Why do you
want to destroy him? Isn’t it normal for young people to pick up girls?” Gerald
asked with a bitter smile on his face.
Aiden remained
silent for a moment before he said, “Mr. Crawford, yes it is true that we do
enjoy picking up girls. However, it is different for Quinton! Do you know who
the woman in the video is? She is his stepmother!”
“Damn it!”
Gerald’s eyes
widened immediately.
This was too
much stimulation.
“Do you really
hate him so much that you had him followed and investigated?” Gerald could not
help but smile helplessly.
Aiden replied,
“Who asked them to break the unspoken rule between all owners of the businesses
on Mayberry Commercial Street? The Baker family was originally intending to buy
the rights to run the Grand Marshall Restaurant. Moreover, we were already the
highest bidder at that time and there is a tacit understanding between all of
us who participate in such large auctions. During the last three minutes, we’re
usually not allowed to put in any more bids! However, the Ziegler family placed
another bid in the last minute and that was the reason they had won the rights
to run the restaurant!”
“Since he started
a war with my family, then I will start a war with him!”
Gerald
understood that they did not dare to carry out their plan before this because
they were afraid that Zack would pursue this matter and hold them
responsible for it. After all, it was taboo for business
owners on Mayberry Commercial Street to fight among themselves.
“So, you want
my acquiescence?”
“Yes! As long
as you can back us up and tell Uncle Zack not to blame us, you can just leave
the rest to us!”
Gerald did not
say anything but he simply took a sip of red wine from his wine glass.
Aiden
instantly understood what he meant and he quickly gave instructions to his
younger brother. The younger brother took the cell phone before he said, “Okay,
get ready to watch a good show…”
After that,
the young boy quickly ran towards the back of the banquet hall.
Since Gerald
had no money in the past, he had no choice but to be bullied and humiliated all
the time. Why should he continue being bullied by others, now that he was
already a rich man?
Therefore,
Gerald was more than willing to back Aiden and his friends up.
After all, he
found Quinton’s behavior very peculiar and disgusting.
The opening
ceremony continued proceeding smoothly. Then, it was finally time for the
ribbon-cutting ceremony. As the young owner of Grand Marshall Restaurant,
Quinton naturally had to go on stage to cut the ribbon.
“Alice, why
don’t you come with me?” Quinton asked as he gently grabbed Alice’s
hand.
Many people in
the banquet hall were envious of Quinton at this time. Xavia felt
especially
jealous because she could not understand why she was so unlucky.
First, she
dated that
useless pauper, Gerald. After that, she was dating an ordinary
second
-
generation
rich kid like Yuri.
It would be great if she could find a boyfriend like Quinton
who had extraordinary wealth and power!
Alice
naturally did not turn down Quinton’s invitation.
This way,
Quinton and Alice held hands as they walked towards the stage. As they were
walking past Gerald’s table, Alice could not help glancing at Gerald. It felt
as though she was trying to show him that no matter where he was, they would
always be a gap between them. She was trying to tell Gerald that he could never
be compared to them.
Quinton also
looked at Gerald in a triumphant manner, as though he was trampling all over
Gerald under every one’s watchful eyes.
In fact, the
reason why Quinton hated Gerald so much was because as he was growing up, his
self-esteem had been hurt by another poor man similar to Gerald!
“In the days
to come, I’ll make sure that I trample all over you and keep you under my feet!
You won’t just be a poor man then!” Quinton thought to himself.
Gerald was
still drinking his red wine when Aiden’s younger brother returned to the table.
After that, he nodded slightly at Gerald, indicating that the matter had
already been resolved and they would just have to wait to watch the good show.
At this time,
Gerald looked towards Quinton who was looking very energetic on stage.
Both his
father and stepmother were there on stage and Gerald could tell that there was
a very abnormal expression on Quinton’s stepmother’s face when she saw Quinton
holding Alice’s hand as he led her to the stage.
“Everyone, I
want to introduce my girlfriend to you. This is Alice!”
At this time,
everyone sitting in the banquet hall were all staring at Alice, who was
holding hands
with Quinton.
After that, Quinton introduced her to the crowd of people.
Alice had a
very beautiful appearance that even Gerald could not deny. It was only natural
for Quinton to feel very proud because she was his girlfriend.
“Alice, why
don’t you say hello to everyone?” Quinton whispered to Alice.
Alice said
nervously, “Hello, everyone. I am Alice!”
“Wow! Beauty,
how did you meet Quinton? Or did you decide to start a relationship with him
after some sort of memorable encounter?”
“Yes! Tell us
about it so that we can learn from Quinton’s experience!”
At this time,
there were many second-generation rich kids who knew that it was impossible for
them to get close to a magnate like Aiden. Therefore, they decided to suck up
to Quinton instead.
Alice ran her
fingers through her hair before she said, “I’ve already known Quinton for a
long time. Uncle Ziegler and my father used to be comrades in arms. As for the
reason why I decided to start a relationship with Quinton, this is solely because
he did something for me after he came back to the country and that really moved
me deeply!”